How To Find Out What Google Knows About You, Data Includes : Location, Activity, Gmail, Apps.
The recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, has highlighted how much of our data is stored and used without our knowledge.It has made users more aware of data privacy and security. Twitter user Dylan Curran has detailed in what capacity Google obtains our information in a 30-tweet long thread.
Google has all your data including various points like :
- Map
- Search
- Apps
- YouTube
- Google Takeout Documents
- Gmail
Follow the following steps to get the data of yours that Google has gathered :
Step 1 : Visit the page : https://www.google.com/takeout
Step 2 : A page will open with download your data and saying ” Your account, your data.Export a copy.”
The page will look something like below :
(How To Find Out What Google Knows About You, Data Includes : Location, Activity, Gmail, Apps.)
Step 3 : Click “Next”, after which a new page will open, ” Customize archive format” , click ” Create Archive”. The page will look like :
Step 4 : A page will be displayed saying “Almost there… We’re preparing your archive.It may take some time to complete your archive. Don’t worry, we’ll email you when it’s ready.”
(How To Find Out What Google Knows About You, Data Includes : Location, Activity, Gmail, Apps.)
Step 5 : You will be notified through mail once the archive is ready to download. In this example, we received an email with a link to download our archive. Download the archive files containing Google TakeOut Documents,by entering your gmail password.
Various types of your data Google has gathered :
1. Maps : Google knows where you’ve been (and for how long) :
Google tracks your location every time you turn your phone on, i.e., if you have enabled the location service.It compiles that information into a timeline, which includes everywhere you have been since you first linked your Google account to your phone, at what time in the day were you at different locations, and the time it took you to commute between two locations.
- Know where all have you been, your all location which have been traced by Google. (Click HERE)
2. Search : Google stores every single search you have made :
Everything you search on Google across devices is stored in a separate database by the company. To get rid of that, deleting your Google search histories is not enough. You will have to go to that database from all individual devices. Further, Google analyzes your account activity to create an advertisement profile. It feeds off information like hobbies, interests, profession, gender, and age.
- Try it for yourself. (Click HERE)
3 . Apps : Google tracks all your app information :
Every app and extension you use on Google, be it a third-party app like Facebook or Google’s own service like Chrome, is listed with the company. Google stores all the information regarding the usage of those apps including where you use them, how frequently you use them, and in what capacity you use them.
- See all your app information which Google has. (Click HERE)
Also Read : How To Check What Data (All Details) Of Yours Has Facebook Gathered Till Now.
4. YouTube : The YouTube videos you watch tell a lot about you :
Next, Google stores and analyzes your YouTube history. Based on the videos you watch, your religion, political leanings, economic status, personality type and behavioral traits can be inferred. For example, Google knows if you are pregnant or if you are facing mental health issues.
- Try it yourself. (Click HERE)
5. Google Documents : TakeoutBreakdown of the Google Takeout document (don’t freak out) :
The Google Takeout document contains every single Google search that you have made, the websites you have accessed, and all the images you have downloaded. The Google Calendar document details all the events you have added, if you attended them, and at what time did you attend them. The Google Drive document contains the files that you have already deleted from the platform.
- To Download your all document data. (Click HERE)
6 . Gmail :
The Gmail document stores every e-mail you have sent or received, even if they have been deleted. The downloadable file lists every Google Ad you have ever clicked on and every app you have used. All of this concerns a single Google account. If you have more than one Gmail IDs, double the data exploitation.
(How To Find Out What Google Knows About You, Data Includes : Location, Activity, Gmail, Apps.)
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